3 to 5 Year Prison Sentence for Westwood Bank Robbery

George Schindler of Rockport pleaded guilty to a 2011 Westwood Bank robbery.

Dunkin' Donuts Robbed at Knife Point

Police responded to a robbery at the Rte. 1 Dunkin' Donuts on Tuesday.

The Westwood Police Department provided the following press release.  On Tuesday March 12, 2013 at approximately 7:40 p.m. Westwood Police responded to a report of a robbery with a knife at Dunkin’ Donuts at 208 Providence Highway (Route 1). The suspect was described as a white male, approximately 5’6 with a medium build. The suspect was dressed in black clothing including a black scarf wrapped around his face. As he approached the cashier he displayed a knife and ordered the cashier to open the cash register drawer. A small amount of cash was stolen and the suspect fled. Nobody was injured during the event. The investigation is ongoing.

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Have You Seen This Armed Robber?

Anyone with information about this Oct. 6, 2011, incident is asked to contact Framingham police.

Have you seen this person? Each week, Patch will feature a different outstanding criminal case from a local police department. All information is courtesy of MassMostWanted.com. Theft - Case No. 110687 Oct. 6, 2011 Family Dollar store in Framingham Case Details: On Oct. 6, 2011, at about 8:20 a.m., someone showed a black handgun at the Family Dollar store, 208 Waverley St., Framingham. Framingham Police describe the suspect as a heavyset black male, about 5-foot-5 to 5-foot-8. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call Framingham Police at 508-532-5923.

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Home Break-Ins Continue, Police Investigating

A significant development was made in one of several recent break-in investigations, police said.

A recent string of home break-ins two weeks ago continued last Thursday with another incident on Fox Hill Street, Westwood Police said. The most recent incident occurred on Thursday, March 8, between mid morning and early afternoon, when a resident of Fox Hill Street came home to find a number of items stolen. “It appears that entry into the house was gained through a window off an enclosed breezeway toward the rear of the home,” Westwood Police Detective Paul Toland said in a statement. A computer, jewelry and other personal items were taken from the home. That incident followed a string of similar incidents on Wednesday, Feb. 29, when three other homes were broken into, one on Walker Road, another on Stanford Drive and a third on Gay …

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